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Bishop Gracida explains why pro-abortion Catholics must be excommunicated
Bishop Rene Henry Gracida, Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, in an article sent to Catholic News Agency, has followed up... Read more
Supreme Court rejects Catholic Charities’ challenge to contraceptive benefits
The Supreme Court refused yesterday to reverse a ruling, which forces California religious organizations to pay for birth control pills... Read more
Apostolic Letter on the Year of the Eucharist to be released on Friday
Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter for the Year of the Eucharist will be released on Friday October 8. There... Read more
Expert warn of radical Islam filling spiritual vacuum in the West
During Aid to the Church in Need’s annual Mass and Conference in Westminister Cathedral Hall in London on Saturday October... Read more
Three anti-nuke nuns will try to argue they did not intend to threaten national security
The lawyers of three Dominican nuns who entered a Weld County nuclear missile site in 2002 and were convicted of... Read more
Washington cardinal receives top honor from Catholic educators
Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, received the 2004 Elizabeth Ann Seton award yesterday for being a proponent of parental... Read more
Christian churches ask IRS if praying for Bush’s reelection is legal
The American Center for Law and Justice has sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of the... Read more
Fr. Benedict Groeschel to host new live show on EWTN
Only 10 months after a serious accident, Fr. Benedict Groeschel is back in fine form and ready to begin a... Read more
Urban monks set up first mission in North America
A thousand voices echoed through the large Montreal cathedral for sung vespers Sept. 25 during the welcoming ceremony for a... Read more
Chilean ambassador to unveil statue of St. Teresa of the Andes at the Vatican
Chilean ambassador Ignacio Walker will unveil a statue of the first saint from Chile, St. Teresa of the Andes, at... Read more
Salesians condemn killing of street boys in the Congo
The news agency of the Salesians published a strong condemnation by the Salesian Province in Central Africa of the brutal... Read more
Spain’s Archbishop questions concept of “quality” of life that excludes suffering
Referring to the ongoing debate in Spain regarding euthanasia, Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera of Toledo, Spain, criticized today’s false prophets... Read more
Colombia bishop says peace process with militias should not become political propaganda
Bishop Julio Cesar Vidal Ortiz of Monteria, Colombia, is calling on opposition leaders not to obstruct the peace process which... Read more
Archbishop Burke: voting for pro-abortion candidates cannot be justified
Catholics must vote in accordance with the moral teachings of the Church, said Archbishop Raymond Burke in a pastoral letter... Read more
Pope makes plea for hostages in Iraq
Speaking at an award ceremony on Saturday where KTO French Catholic television and the French political magazine "Politique International" ("International... Read more
Pope beatifies 5, says Blessed Emperor Charles is model for Catholic leaders
On Sunday in St. Peter's Square, in a ceremony attended by 30,000 pilgrims including dozens of members from the royal... Read more
Legionaries of Christ give birth to European University in Rome
The Legionaries of Chirst, a congregation of priests founded in Mexico in 1941, have given birth to the European University... Read more
Pope meets pilgrims of beatifications, speaks of the message of the new blesseds
This morning Pope John Paul II received pilgrims who participated yesterday in the beatification of the Servants of God Pierre... Read more
Bishops: U.S. government can do more for Darfur
In a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell, the U.S. bishops said the U.S. government can do more to... Read more
“Christ of the Undocumented” appeared at shores of the Rio Grande attracts faithful
Local Catholics are calling it a miracle and claiming that God has sent them a message through a fibreglass statue... Read more
